Sons were suspects in nearly one in five cases of women killed by men in UK in past year
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During a UK parliamentary debate on International Women's Day, Jess Phillips MP read out the names of 108 women killed by men in the past year. Research revealed that nearly one in five of these women were suspected victims of matricide, the highest rate in 16 years. Phillips highlighted the widespread violence against women and girls across the country and announced that the Home Office would fund an oversight mechanism for domestic homicide review recommendations. Clarrie O’Callaghan, co-founder of the Femicide Census, noted a growing problem of matricide, potentially linked to mental health issues, substance abuse, and housing insecurity. The Femicide Census has been recording the names of women killed by men in the UK for the past 16 years.
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AI-ExtractedThe matricide rate recorded would be the highest in 16 years of Femicide Census data.
The Home Office would fund and deliver an oversight mechanism for recommendations made in domestic homicide reviews (DHR).
Jess Phillips read out the names of the 108 women killed in the UK by men in the past 12 months.
Almost one in five women killed by men since the last International Women’s Day were suspected victims of matricide.
19 women believed to have been killed by their sons in the last year were read out in parliament.
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